Red Band Society

This article is about the American series. For the Spanish series on which it is based, see Polseres vermelles. For the Italian television series, based on the Spanish one, see Braccialetti rossi.

Red Band Society
Genre	Teen drama Comedy drama Dark comedy Medical drama
Based on	Polseres vermelles by Albert Espinosa
Developed by	Margaret Nagle
Starring	Octavia Spencer Dave Annable Astro Ciara Bravo Griffin Gluck Zoe Levin Rebecca Rittenhouse Charlie Rowe Nolan Sotillo Mandy Moore Wilson Cruz
Narrated by	Griffin Gluck
Composer	John Swihart
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Darryl Frank Justin Falvey Sergio Aguero Jason Ensler Jeannine Renshaw Rina Mimoun Margaret Nagle Steven Spielberg
Production locations	Atlanta, Georgia
Running time	42–45 minutes [1]
Production companies	ABC Studios Amblin Television Filmax
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	September 17, 2014 (2014-09-17) – February 7, 2015 (2015-02-07)

Red Band Society is an American teen medical comedy-drama television series that aired on Fox from September 17, 2014, to February 7, 2015. It was developed by Margaret Nagle.

Cast and characters

Main

• Octavia Spencer as Dena Jackson, the strict and seemingly scary head nurse overseeing the pediatric facility
• Dave Annable as Dr. Adam McAndrew, a handsome skilled surgeon working at the hospital and an ex-fiancé of Dr. Erin Grace
• Ciara Bravo as Emma Chota, an intelligent patient with anorexia, who is also the girlfriend of Leo and the love interest of Jordi
• Griffin Gluck as Charles "Charlie" Hutchison, a young comatose patient in the pediatrics ward who is also the narrator of the series
• Zoe Levin as Kara Souders, a high school cheerleader with an enlarged heart who is at the bottom of the transplant recipient list due to her drug abuse. She is the love interest of Hunter.
• Rebecca Rittenhouse as Brittany Dobler, a new, ambitious, and cheerful nurse. She has a one-night stand with Dr. McAndrew.
• Charlie Rowe as Leo Roth, an amputee and former osteosarcoma patient who is undergoing rehabilitation. He is the creator and unofficial leader of the Red Band Society. He is in love with Emma and dated her, on and off.
• Nolan Sotillo as Jordi Palacios, a patient with Ewing sarcoma who is newly admitted to the pediatrics ward. He has a crush on Emma.
• Astro as Dashiell "Dash" Hosney, a patient with cystic fibrosis who tries to impress girls. He is best friends with Leo.

Main cast at the premier event, from left to right: Brian Bradley (Astro), Dave Annable, Nolan Sotillo, Ciara Bravo, Griffin Gluck, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Zoe Levin, Octavia Spencer, and Charlie Rowe.

Recurring

• Wilson Cruz as Kenji Gomez-Rejon, a nurse
• Daren Kagasoff as Hunter Cole, a leukemia survivor who now suffers from cirrhosis and is in need of a liver transplant. He is Kara's love interest.
• Thomas Ian Nicholas as Nick Hutchison, Charlie's father
• Susan Park as Mandy Hutchison, Charlie's mother
• Adrian Lester as Dr. Larry Naday, a famous British neurologist who is brought in to help Charlie and becomes the love interest of Dena
• Mandy Moore as Dr. Erin Grace, McAndrew's ex-fiancée
• Griffin Dunne as Ruben Garcia, an older hypochondria patient
• Catalina Sandino Moreno as Eva Palacios, Jordi's mother
• Andrea Parker as Sarah Souders, Kara's mother
• Tricia O'Kelley as Daniella, Kara's step-mother and former nanny
• Nicolas Bechtel as younger Jordi Palacios
• Jes Macallan as Ashley Cole, Hunter's sister
• Jessica Lu as Mae, Dash's online girlfriend who also has cystic fibrosis
• Rebecca McFarland as Sylvia Roth, Leo's mother
• John Allen Nelson as Jon Chota, Emma's father
• Marin Hinkle as Caroline Chota, Emma's mother, whom Emma hasn't had a good relationship with since her diagnosis
• Bertila Damas as Alma Quintana Leon, Jordi's grandmother, whom he grew up with in Mexico

Guest stars

• Kennedy Brice as Finley Chota, Emma's (Ciara Bravo) little sister.
• Bella Thorne as Delaney Shaw, a troubled teen pop star who is in the hospital for rehab. She later almost has sex with Dash, who already had an online girlfriend, Mae.

Development

A remake of Polseres vermelles , known in English as The Red Band Society, was originally developed for ABC in 2011 by Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman, but the network chose to not move forward after first production stages. ^[2] In November 2013, Fox announced a new project to bring an adaptation of the Catalan television show in the United States held by Warm Springs and Boardwalk Empire writer Margaret Nagle. ^[2] On January 17, 2014, the project received a pilot order, plus additional backup scripts. ^[2] On May 6, 2014, Fox picked up the pilot with a series order for the 2014–15 season. ^[3]

Episodes

1. "red band society episode guide". ABC . Retrieved October 19, 2016.
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3. Goldberg, Leslye (May 6, 2014). "Fox Orders Lee Daniels' Hip-Hop Drama, Octavia Spencer's 'Red Band Society' to Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
4. Bibel, Sara (September 18, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'America's Got Talent' Adjusted Up; 'The Mysteries of Laura', 'Extant' & 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
5. Kondolojy, Amanda (September 25, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Middle', 'The Goldbergs', 'Modern Family', 'Law and Order: SVU', & 'Red Band Society' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
6. Kondolojy, Amanda (October 2, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Middle', 'The Goldbergs', 'Modern Family', 'Law and Order: SVU', & 'Red Band Society' First Estimate Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
7. Bibel, Sara (October 16, 2014). "Revised Wednesday, October 8 Final Ratings: 'The Flash' Encore Adjusted Up; 'The Middle', 'The Goldbergs', 'Modern Family', 'black-ish' & 'Nashville' Adjusted Down". Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
8. Bibel, Sara (October 16, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Mysteries of Laura', 'Modern Family' & 'Red Band Society' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
9. Kondology, Amanda (November 6, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Arrow', 'The Mysteries of Laura' & 'Chicago P.D.' Adjusted Up; 'The 100' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
10. Bibel, Sara (November 13, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Modern Family' Adjusted Up; 'The 100' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
11. Kondolojy, Amanda (November 20, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Stalker' Adjusted Down + No Adjustment for 'The 100', 'Red Band Society' or 'Nashville'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
12. Kondolojy, Amanda (December 1, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' Rebroadcast Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
13. Kondolojy, Amanda (December 4, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: No Adjustment for 'Arrow', 'Modern Family' or 'The 100'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
14. Kondolojy, Amanda (February 2, 2015). "TV Ratings Saturday: 'NFL Honors' Up Year-to-Year + 'Red Band Society' Makes Weak Saturday Debut". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
15. Bibel, Sara (February 8, 2015). "TV Ratings Saturday: 'Red Band Society' Finale Flat, '48 Hours' Rises & Ties 'Dateline Saturday Night Mystery'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
16. "Red Band Society: Season 1 Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster Inc. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
17. "Red Band Society: Season 1 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
18. Andreeva, Nellie (October 13, 2014). "Premiere Week Live+7 Ratings: NBC, CBS Win Network Race, 'Gotham', 'How To Get Away With Murder' Lead DVR Gains". Deadline. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
19. Kondolojy, Amanda (October 20, 2014). "'How to Get Away With Murder' Has Biggest Adults 18-49 Ratings Increase; 'Parenthood' Tops Percentage Gains & 'The Blacklist' Tops Viewer Gains in Live +7 Ratings for Week Ending October 5". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
20. Bibel, Sara (October 27, 2014). "'How to Get Away With Murder' & 'Modern Family' Have Biggest Adults 18-49 Ratings Increase; 'Red Band Society' Tops Percentage Gains & 'The Blacklist' Tops Viewer Gains in Live +7 Ratings for Week Ending October 12". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
21. Bibel, Sara (November 3, 2014). "'How to Get Away With Murder' & 'The Big Bang Theory' Have Biggest Adults 18-49 Ratings Increase; 'New Girl' Tops Percentage Gains & 'The Blacklist' Tops Viewer Gains in Live +7 Ratings for Week Ending October 19". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
22. Kondolojy, Amanda (November 24, 2014). "'The Big Bang Theory' Has Biggest Adults 18-49 Ratings Increase; 'The Originals' Tops Percentage Gains & 'The Blacklist' Leads Viewer Gains in Live +7 Ratings for Week 7 Ending November 9". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 26, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
23. Bibel, Sara (December 8, 2014). "'Modern Family' Has Biggest Adults 18-49 Ratings Increase; 'Reign' Tops Percentage Gains & 'The Big Bang Theory' Leads Viewer Gains in Live +7 Ratings for Week 8 Ending November 16". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
24. Bibel, Sara (December 22, 2014). "'Modern Family' Has Biggest Adults 18-49 Ratings & Viewership Increase; 'Constantine' & 'The Vampire Diaries' Top Percentage Gains in Live +7 Ratings for Week 11 Ending December 7". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
25. Bibel, Sara. "FOX Announces Fall Premiere Dates for the 2014-2015 Season; 'Red Band Society' Launches Early, 'Sleepy Hollow' & 'Gotham' on September 22". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
26. Nellie Andreeva (November 26, 2014). "'Red Band Society' Pulled From Schedule, Will Stop Production After 13 Episodes" (Press release). Deadline News. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
27. DuBois, Lauren. "'Red Band Society' Cancelled? FOX Confirms Show Will Air Final Three Episodes, Find Out Show's Surprising New Timeslot". ENSTARZ. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
28. Knox, David (16 August 2015). "Airdate: Red Band Society". TV Tonight . Retrieved 16 August 2015.

External links

• Red Band Society at IMDb

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No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Alfonso Gomez-Rejon	Story by : Margaret Nagle Teleplay by : Margaret Nagle	September 17, 2014 (2014-09-17)	4.10 [4]
Queen bee Kara collapses during cheerleading practice and is admitted to Ocean Park Hospital, where she meets and clashes with some of the other residents of the pediatric ward: Charlie, Emma, Leo, and Dash. Jordi, who believes that he has osteosarcoma, has run away from home to be treated by Dr. Adam McAndrew, and after some hesitation, he is admitted. He is scheduled to have his leg removed the next day and bonds with Leo, who has also lost his leg to cancer.
2	"Sole Searching"	Jason Ensler	Margaret Nagle	September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24)	3.43 [5]
During Jordi's operation, Dr. McAndrew finds that the cancer had spread and is a more serious type than originally thought. Upon finding out that Jordi gets to keep his leg, Leo becomes jealous and blows off physical therapy to attend a frat party. Kara's mother arrives at the hospital with her partner, whom Kara despises, and they brainstorm ways to move Kara up on the organ donor list. Emma tries to get Kara and her mother's partner to make amends.